BRINGING YOU NEWS FR OM THE Spring 2014 COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAT ED EDUCATION...

Inside this issue…

 APTIS Conference

 Primary Development

Event Julie Macartney, Saints & Scholars IPS, Nuala Hall, Crumlin IPS, Christine Boal, Crumlin IPS and Mary Roulston, Millennium IPS  Links with Macedonia

The Association of Principal Teachers ment to ethos and excellence in educa- in Integrated Schools (APTIS) Spring tion.  News from schools Conference held their spring confer- On Tuesday 8th April the conference ence on 8th & 9th April 2014 in Ballycas- opened with the beautiful singing of the tle at Corrymeela and The Marine Ho- Ballycastle IPS choir, setting the tone  Diana Anti-Bullying tel, Ballycastle. and focusing delegates on the reason The title of this year’s conference was why they were there. The keynote ad- 'Connections.' The setting, at Corry- dress was given by Sir Bob Salisbury, Awards film meela Peace Centre on the north on Ethos and Educational Excellence. coast, afforded us the time and space Helen Killick and Gerard Sowney, who  to connect and share with one another are both Chaplains at Lagan College, Sports news on a personal and professional level. focused on ‘How far we have come.’ We reflected on our beginnings, ethos As well as speakers, Sean O’Baoill  and values and celebrated our unity facilitated an ‘Open Space’ session to Principal receives top and commitment to peace building, as allow delegates to discuss freely their daily we connect children and adults thoughts and ideas in a fruitful session. award together in an integrated and inclusive Carecall were also on hand to deliver setting, in order to learn and develop in some much needed relaxing therapies! th their understanding of self and others. On Wednesday 9 April, the opening  Lagan IC opening The Chaplains of Lagan College and address was given by Dr Carmel Gal- Sir Bob Salisbury launched the confer- lagher, CEO/Registrar of the General ence to demonstrate APTIS's commit- Teaching  NICIE Committees Continued on page 4

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education www.nicie.org [email protected] 25 College Gardens, Belfast, BT9 6BS Tel. 02890 972910 Fax. 02890 972919 https://www.facebook.com/niciebelfast https://twitter.com/niciebelfast PAGE 1 1 NICIE is delighted to invite you to a one day information event to take place on Thursday 1st May 2014 at Riddel Hall, Stranmillis Road, Belfast., from 9.30am to 3.00pm. The conference is aimed at principals and governors from integrated primary schools which are considering expanding their primary, pre-school provision or wrapa- round care. The purpose of the day is to provide schools with an overview of Development Proposal processes for primary, pre-school development and also to explore the support available for developing Wraparound Services at schools. DE has confirmed that it will send a representative to provide infor- mation on how DE assess development proposals and what factors are taken into consideration when preparing submissions for minis- terial consideration. In addition, a representative from Employers for Childcare will speak about the support they can offer to schools in setting up and developing Wraparound Care. Finally we also hope to share examples of practice and first-hand knowledge in developing services, with practitioners and school representatives from integrated primary schools. For those teaching principals we are pleased to say that the IEF have kindly provided Substitute cover to enable your attendance at this important information session. There is no cost for attending the event and lunch will be provided. If you would like to attend, please contact NICIE at [email protected] for further information. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Andrea Grimason has written two drama scripts, which are freely available for use in schools. These can be downloaded from the NICIE website, by clicking the link below: http://www.nicie.org/teachers/drama/resources/ The first is ‘Sink or Swim’, a script for an Anti-Bullying Assembly, focusing on Social Media. (Sink or swim ) The second is ‘Bridge Building’, a script written with school assembly in mind, with performance opportunities for a complete form class. Minimal staging and props required. (Bridge building)

This year’s date for our Integrated Education Supplement will be Tuesday 4th November, 2014. The sup- plement will appear in the Irish News, News Letter and Farm Week and will allow us maximum coverage in urban and rural areas throughout N.I.

We have moved the supplement from January to November and felt that Tuesday 4th November would be an excellent date, as it is just after the Mid-Term break.

We are hoping that as many of our integrated schools as possible will choose to advertise in this. We would like to make you aware that this is the only advertising project that NICIE is endorsing and we are keen to have as many of our integrated schools as possible advertising in this.

We would encourage you to support this venture by placing an advertisement. The Irish News team will be in touch with you to book your slot and place your advertisement. However, if you wish to contact them to book your slot before that please contact Darren Oldroyd at The Irish News on 028 9033 7531 or via email to [email protected] NICIE will be responsible for gathering the editorial content.

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Call for school materials and equipment for Macedonia

Our friends at the Nansen Dialogue Centre in Skopje, Macedonia, have been in touch to ask all integrated schools in Northern Ireland for donations of the following:

 school materials and equipment that you no longer use (didactic materials, literature, schooling equipment etc.) for the integrated schools in Macedonia.

The schools in Macedonia have very poor working conditions and they would very much value any kind of assistance coming from their friends in Northern Ireland. The Nansen Dialogue Centre in Skopje will pro- vide all the necessary logistical support and information. Please contact the Nansen Dialogue Centre directly for further information. e-mail: [email protected] or Cliodhna Scott-Wills, Senior Development Officer, NICIE, [email protected].

School-parent partnership in Nansen model school

Parents who take on a supportive role in their child’s learning make a difference in improving achieve- ments and children’s behaviour. The active involve- ment of parents in the school can help promote a learning community in which students can engage positively with school staff and their peers. Creating meaningful partnerships with parents, and involving them in the Nansen model school activities as well as the students' studies, has helped to im- prove of the educational outcomes as well as build- ing students’ self-esteem. Establishing this partner- ship has required efforts from both teachers and par- ents to create a trusting, equitable relationship. The team for education, training and development within NDC Skopje, Macedonia has worked closely with the teachers included in the Nansen project model for integrated education in order to ensure the successful implementation of the Annual programme for cooperation with parents which represents an im- portant pillar of the Nansen model for integrated edu- cation. In order to strengthen the parent- school cooperation, on March 19, 2014 the students included in the pro- ject Nansen model for integrated education within the PS Marshal Tito, Strumica together with their teach- ers and parents organized a fundraising event at the school entitled "From children to children". The stu- dents’ parents helped with preparing delicious home- made desserts and baked specialties and provided fresh fruits and other interesting goods, while the stu- dents, school staff and administration had the oppor- tunity to buy a variety of products during their lunch break. The collected funds will be used by the stu- dents to organize an educative excursion. The event was an excellent opportunity to increase the cooper- ation between the students, parents and the school staff.

PAGE 3 3 Continued from page 1... Council, Northern Ireland (GTCNI). Dr Gal- The APTIS Steering committee was very lagher spoke on the work of GTCNI and pleased with the attendance and felt that ongoing professional development aligned the 2014 conference helped to underline with school evaluation. and demonstrate APTIS’s commitment to The Sharing Good Practice workshops fo- excellence in education. cused on Signature Case Study Lagan Col- Many thanks to all concerned for making lege, Self Evaluation - Teaching & Learning, this year’s APTIS conference such a suc- E Learning Safety, Reaffirming All-ability cess. If you would like further information Education: Academic selection and the Inte- about APTIS, please contact Cliodhna Scott grated College. All workshops were well -Wills, Senior Development Officer at NICIE attended and proved to be particularly ben- [email protected] eficial for all concerned. Noreen Campbell, CEO of NICIE gave an informative talk, updating delegates on the work going on at NICIE. Noreen focused on various issues, including an update on the Panel of Associ- ates, Positive Pathways and Area Based Planning.

PAGE 4 4 MARY ROULSTON RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Congratulations to Millennium IPS principal, Mrs Mary Roulston on becoming Woman of the Year in Education at the recent Belfast Telegraph Woman of the Year awards held at the Ramada Hotel.

Mrs Roulston was nominated for the award in recognition for the work she has done at Millennium IPS – growing it from a school of 10 pupils in 2000 to a growing and thriv- ing school of 280. Her drive, dedication and focus have come together to create a positive, child-centred learning environment that embraces the ethos of integrated edu- cation.

NEW-BRIDGE STUDENTS IN DIANA ANTI-BULLYING AWARDS FILM New-Bridge IC to be featured in Diana Awards Anti-Bullying Ireland were selected and New-Bridge IC is one of only two Film: Best wishes and congratulations to New-Bridge Inte- schools in Northern Ireland to have been successful. grated College, Loughbrickland, who hosted a visit from the The New-Bridge 15 Anti-Bullying Ambassadors were Diana Award staff on Monday 24th March, 2014 to film their trained by the Diana Award in March 2013 under the chari- ‘Anti-Bullying Ambassadors’. ty’s Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme, which This film will then be shown at a showcase event in Face- offers fun, informative and interactive training to young peo- book headquarters on 30th April, 2014. Only four schools in ple, staff, and parents to help them tackle bullying in their schools and communities. Since then, the anti-bullying ambassadors’ commitment and proactive approach to their position has been truly amazing. They are a very inspirational group of young people, com- mitted to making a difference and tackling the issue of bully- ing. The events being filmed include:

 A piece of drama, written and directed by Mrs Andrea Grimason, and supported by the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)  The completion of a urban art piece that the ambassadors have been working on with a local artist  The ambassadors on lunch duty wearing their blue hoodies, which makes them easily identifiable. They will be around the playground, in the canteen and in the drop in room.  The lunch activity room with the ambassadors facilitat- ing the activities being led by Banbridge Youth Forum.  Various interviews by pupils, staff and teachers.  An interview with MEP, David Simpson.

Congratulations and good luck to all involved

PAGE 5 5 Bangor CIPS: Shape and Space week (24-28 Feb)

After analysing the PIM (Progress had challenges for the children and in Maths) results we decided that teachers! shape and space was an area that On the Wednesday they had some needed a little bit of focus. So we very special visitors: The ‘Happy planned a “shape and space focus” Puzzle Company’ came for the day week. and did logic puzzles and problem The aim was to make it a fun, prac- solving with years 5-7 and even the tical week of learning that would parents had a go after school. It hopefully engage all children espe- was a great day which really made cially those who find sitting at a the brains work and taught the chil- desk doing number work difficult. dren the importance of working as All year groups used their maths a team. There was a staff competi- sessions in class to teach shape tion too where they had to take a and space and a challenge was set photo of themselves in or with a for each year group homework that funny shape! The children then lasted the whole week and was voted for their favourite. Finally at practically based; for example Year the end of the week there was a 3 made a birthday cake out of 3D shape party break for both children junk material, Year 5 used the artist and staff. Everyone had to bring in Piet Mondrain as their inspiration some food for the party that was a and Year 6 & 7 designed a new 2D or 3D shape. There was some school logo out of shapes! amazing food! It was a great week The effort and results were amaz- and well worth doing! ing! Throughout the week each year group participated in a maths trail outside finding shapes and answering clues. It was great fun and the weather was dry!!! They had also a house maths quiz which Accelerated learning initiative at Blackwater IC

Following a successful pilot of an Accelerated Learning group with current Year 10 students, Blackwater will be expanding the programme into all year groups from September 2014. Information from baseline tests and the College’s assessment programme will indicate the students most likely to benefit from placement in this class. Students will be challenged to fulfil their potential and at Key Stage 4 will have access to a wider range of GCSE and other accredited courses. At Key Stage 4, the College offers a three tier approach, ensuring that the needs of all learners are met appropriately. The Accelerated Learning class will be able to access up to 10 subjects; the mainstream class will have the opportunity to study 8 subjects; and the Vocational Programme will provide a menu of Essential Skills courses in Literacy and Numeracy, some GCSE subjects and other courses which have GCSE equivalence. Blackwater has a proven track record of ena- bling students to achieve their personal best and fully equips young people to meet the challenges of life and work in the 21st century.

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Following an inspection in October 2013, the Educa-  Attainment in English and Mathematics is in line tion Training Inspectorate (ETI) has published its re- with the average for similar schools. port on Blackwater IC which is available on the ETI  Tracking of student performance through the use website (www.etini.gov.uk) The main findings of the of Assessment Manager is being used well to report highlight that Year 12 GCSE results in June assist staff in monitoring and evaluating student 2013 now stand at 72%, which is 15% above the av- progress. erage for similar schools.  Improved outcomes result from effective interven- In relation to teaching and learning over 90% of les- tion strategies and well used internal and external sons observed were deemed to be good or better with data. over 40% rated as very good or outstanding. With  Provision for Mathematics and CEIAG is now Blackwater Integrated College achieving improved very good and provision in English and Special results over the last 5 years ETI expressed confi- Needs is good. dence that the College has the capacity to sustain its  Safeguarding arrangements are comprehensive improvements. and pastoral provision demonstrates important Significant improvements are recorded in the report: strengths.  The school no longer has a budget deficit.  Year 12 results in June 2013 are now standing at 71% which is 15% above the average for similar  Quality of education provided by Blackwater Inte- schools. grated College is now good.  ETI express confidence that the school has the capacity to sustain its improvements.

Sporting legends Michael McKillop visits Ulidia IC

It was a great honour and privilege for the college to receive a visit from Dr. Michael McKillop in his role as Sky Sports Living for Sport Ambassador. In his visit he spent time with the Year 12 Sports Studies stu- dents assisting and motivating them in planning their sports event as part of their BTEC course. He went on to deliver an inspirational talk to the Year 13 and 14 Sports Studies students explaining the challenges he has had to overcome in order to achieve the success that he has. A great atmosphere was cre- ated for the students taking part.

Michael is an Irish middle distance runner and Paralympic ath- lete who achieved two gold medals in the 1500m and 800m at the Paralympic Games in . He is also the current world record holder for each of the respective distances. He holds a unique record that no-one will ever take away from him as the first ever male to set a world record in the Olympic stadium in London long before any of the able-bodied athletes such as Usain Bolt or Mo Farrah set foot in the place. Congratulations to all involved.

PAGE 7 7 Lagan IC new building opening

Our Official Opening on Thursday 27th February proved to be a real day of celebration for many rea- sons - not least that Minister John O’Dowd kindly opened the College but that he was joined by Mary Wilson, former Supremes singer and UN Ambassa- dor. Mary delivered inspirational words about challenging segregation, be that racism or sectarianism, while belting out a number of Motown classics. For a wom- an of 70 - she was simply supreme! If you thought the day could not get any better, our very own choir and orchestra were amazing and Head Boy, Michael Lynch and Head Girl, Sophie Millar touched the au- dience with heartfelt memories, laughter and genu- ine hopes expressed, for the College going forward - I think a few emotional tears were shed. It was a momentous occasion for all connected to the College to have the permanent building finally officially opened. Both young and old were moving and grooving in the main hall, even Mr Connolly! It was certainly a sight to behold. It was a proud and exciting day that we will remember for many years to come. Mrs A McNamee, Principal

Oakgrove IC public speaking award

Brooke Logan, Year 12 student at moving the adjudicator as she had Oakgrove Integrated College, pic- moved all of us who heard her tured with Principal, Jill Markham, speak so passionately about her with her award for public speaking. dad’s qualities and how he has al- Brooke won the senior event in a ways done so much for his family. competition organised by Foyle We were very pleased to support College recently. The topic for sen- in organising this ior students was “The Person I competition which gives a great Most Admire”, and Brooke chose to opportunity for young people to speak about her dad. Principal Jill develop the vital skill of speaking in Markham said “We were delighted public. We hope that this will be- that Brooke won this competition, come an annual event.” A very fond farewell to Rosemary Rosemary McMullen joined the staff of her hard work and methodical imple- Windmill Integrated Primary School in mentation of the procedures that have 1997 as the School Secretary. Back been put in place since Rosemary then she was the only member of staff started work here. hired to do administration. Rosemary She has been a team player from day looked after everything from staff pay, one, always looking out for other mem- requisitioning, paying invoices, order- bers of staff, one of the first to sign up ing and distributing school uniforms, for a staff outing or night out. Rose- maintaining pupil and staff records to mary will be greatly missed by all her dealing with a child’s cut knee at break friends at Windmill. However, we know time. that she will not have time to miss us Over the years Rosemary’s role at as she will be kept busy with all the Windmill has changed from Secretary voluntary work that she does for her to Bursar – focusing on finances and local community group, with the danc- personnel. She runs a tight ship, re- ing class she participates in and the minding us all of the correct protocol choir she sings in. when it comes to ordering etc. This year we have just had an internal audit We hope she will have a very long and and it received substantial across all happy retirement. areas assessed, this is testament to

PAGE 8 8 Malone College’s Annual Presentation After- noon took place in the Whitla Hall in Queen’s University, on Thursday 6th February. Malone is a vibrant learning community with a strong focus on equality, parental involvement and diversity. Explaining that he sees integrated education as the future for Northern Ireland, guest speaker Sir Robert Salisbury, a leading educa- tionalist, commended parents for choosing an integrated school for their children.”His inspirational speech echoed Principal Ms Thompson’s vision for the school stressing the need for students to be adaptable and flexible to manage the demand of a changing economy.

Joseph Jones & Anisah Talukder with outstanding GCSE results, top achievers at A-Level Daniel O’Reilley & Katie Malseed and Dylan Cooper, whose short film was shortlisted in the top 5 films at the Foyle Film Festival, were amongst those receiving awards.

Ulidia IC: ‘Mind The Ball’ is an innovative and crea- their GCSE years and it is important that students feel tive pilot project that will team Irish FA coaches with confident in making decisions and taking risks. This expe- Ulidia Integrated College teachers to educate teenagers rience is being provided to give students aspirations of to promote positive language and attitudes. attending university or pursuing careers in football either Hosted at the University of Ulster (Jordanstown) on as players, coaches, administrators, referees, volunteers Wednesday 5th February the event focused on Year 10 and supporters. For many pupils this will be the first time boys and girls from the school and aims to give students they set foot in a university setting. the tools to change attitudes on social media and gener- The pupils completed football challenges along with un- ate positive press. dertaking discussions of feelings to develop coping strat- Ever since Rosie McKee, a teacher at Ulidia Integrated egies. The event College, graduated from the encouraged positive Irish FA Female Football mental attitudes and Leadership Programme, she has had a desire to empower pupils will be young students to match foot- grouped into teams ball skills with literacy skills. called “Ulidia is an integrated col- ‘Tremendous’, lege and its ethos is ‘Phenomenal’, ‘Educating Catholics, ‘Magnificent’ and Protestants and those of oth- ‘Awesome’. er religions or none, in an atmosphere of understanding The football ses- and tolerance to the highest academic standards’ and this sions will use foot- is the perfect partnership with the Irish FA who endorse ball games to block negative thoughts and language with values such as respect, trust, responsibility and inclusivi- the focus being on teamwork and fun. The discussion ty”, remarked Rosie. session will then explore students’ values and how they Teaming these two organisations together will use the can cope with stress in an empowering way. Students will power of football for health, education and social devel- be using literacy to express their feelings and concerns opment. The event highlighted a positive culture of life- long participation and promote resilience as students en- for the future while training in the language of resilience. counter difficult experiences in their lives. The following They will also use numeracy to create paper footballs, in week, 12th February, students made their choices for groups of five, to emulate 5 a-side team cooperation.

PAGE 9 9 New-Bridge Integrated College and Banbridge High School Shared CRED Project ‘ Troubled Times’ (20th March)

New-Bridge Integrated College Year 10 students have been work- prelude from talented students who played a range of instruments ing with Year 10 students from Banbridge High School on a joint from bag pipes to lambeg and african drums. collaborative History & Art CRED (Community, Diversity, Rela- Mrs Anderson, Principal of New-Bridge Integrated College paid tions, Equality and Diversity) project called 'Troubled Times'. tribute to the students and addressed them saying ' You are the’ Students enjoyed a two day residential prior to Christmas in Corry- future’ of Northern Ireland and we are so proud of you all and the meela using the time to discuss work you have produced here the aims of the project and tak- today'. She thanked New-Bridge ing the time to get to know one staff, Head of History, Ms Harri- another and talk openly about son, Mrs Hanna, History depart- their culture and backgrounds. ment and Mrs McKeown ( Head Following on from the residential of Art), the staff from Banbridge the students have produced art High School, Mrs Sheelagh and written work depicting their Dean, CCEA, and members of thoughts, attitudes and experi- Banbridge District Council, Mrs ences of the troubled times in Olive Mercer, Mrs Joan Baird, Northern Ireland and how it has and Mrs Joanne Dobson who directly affected their own lives. attended the exhibition . Students interviewed family In his closing address, Mr Bell, members and produced some Principal of Banbridge High hard hitting written work which depicted stories of sadness, hard- School said the students were a fine exemplar on how to work ship and loss. The art work was extremely thought provoking and together in a shared community. provided the young people with the opportunity to express their This valuable shared project would not have been possible without backgrounds, culture and feelings in an open, honest and respect- the funding provided by CRED SELB, Corrymeela, the Internation- ful environment. al Fund for Ireland and Banbridge District Council. The work was exhibited in Banbridge Town Hall and was attended As part of the closing stages of the project, students enjoyed a trip by representatives from both schools, govenors, staff and parents. to Belfast the following day taking in the open top bus tour and As well as the work produced, visitors were treated to a musical Crumlin Road Gaol.

Praise for Portadown IPS as ‘successful, thriving, popular school’

Portadown IPS hailed as a successful, thriving and popular school by menting on the Minister’s decision, the Principal, Mr Feargal Magee, said, Minister of Education, John O’Dowd: “Of course, we are all very disappointed at the Minister’s decision not to The Principal, governors, staff and pupils of Portadown Integrated Prima- allow further growth at Portadown Integrated Primary School at this time, ry School has welcomed the Minister of Education’s recognition that their however we are very pleased that the Minister has paid tribute to the school “is a successful, thriving, popular school.” John O’Dowd made work that we do and the educational experience we offer at Portadown this statement in response to a development pro- Integrated Primary school and we are delighted posal which the school had lodged with him seek- that the Minister went so far as to publicly state ing growth and expansion of their excellent provi- that he believes our school is very suc- sion. Whilst all of those involved in Portadown IPS cessful, thriving and popular. Portadown were very disappointed that the Minister has not at Integrated Primary School is much sought this time agreed to allow them to further grow and after by parents in the Portadown area expand the provision they have on offer, they were who desire integrated education and we pleased that the Minister has acknowledged the are disappointed for those parents who excellent reputation of Portadown Integrated have to be turned away from Portadown Nursery and Primary School and expressed his eagerness in seeing the IPS annually due to us not being able to accommodate all of those school’s new-build project which is currently being advanced in planning who seek our integrated educational experience.” On a lighter note, Mr going ahead without delay. Portadown Integrated Primary School had Magee added, “all at Portadown Integrated Primary School look forward lodged a development proposal to allow them to take additional pupils to seeing the commencement of our new building programme in the near throughout the school in response to parental demand and desire for future. further integrated primary school places within the Portadown area. Com-

PAGE 10 10 The Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards is the only programme in Ireland that honours and cele- brates youth volunteerism. Katharine has won an engraved silver medallion and €500 which was presented at a gala awards ceremony on 26 March in Solis Lough Eske Castle, Donegal, where the two overall 2014 Youth Volun- teers of the Year will be named. The two overall winners received €1,000 for a char- ICD Katharine Paisley and ity of their choice, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy IGTCNI Chairperson, Ivan Arbuthnot for their school and an all-expenses paid trip to the United States in May to participate in the Prudential ICD Year 14 student, Katharine Paisley, was pre- Spirit of Community Awards ceremony. sented by Ivan Arbuthnot, Chairperson of GTCNI, The awards are held in partnership with the Nation- with her Pramerica Spirit of Community Award Cer- al Association of Principals and Deputy Principals tificate at a special assembly held in college. (NAPD) and the General Teaching Council for Katharine was named on the list of top 20 youth Northern Ireland (GTCNI). volunteers of 2014. She volunteers with several College Principal, Andrew Sleeth, wished Katharine organisations including; Dungannon Special Olym- well saying: “Katharine is our Deputy Head Girl. pics Swimming Club, Castlecaulfield Guides, Cas- She is a great ambassador for the college and for tlecaulfield Presbyterian Sunday School and the Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards. She Kilnaslee Community Development Group. In col- works hard both in and out of college, in her studies lege, Katharine was elected Deputy Head Girl for and in her volunteering work. All the staff and stu- the 2013/2014 academic year. She is a college dents at the college are rallying behind Katharine in ambassador and also a member of the college’s her bid to win Overall Youth Volunteer of the Year Social Action Committee and Restorative Team. 2014”.

Michal Jurkowski, a former student of Inte- achievements at the college was celebrat- grated College Dungannon (ICD), re- ed when he was presented with his CCEA turned to his old school for the presenta- certificate for achieving 2nd place in North- tion of his certificate for excellence in A’ ern Ireland in his Further Mathematics A’ Level Further Mathematics. Level. Michal who joined ICD in 2007 made ex- Mr Colin Holmes, Vice Principal, congratu- cellent progress through Key Stage 3. He lated Michal on his achievement. “It is participated fully in college life as a mem- great to welcome Michal back to the col- ber of the College Rugby Team and Cross lege to present him with this award. He -Country Team, the Student Council, the was a conscientious and focussed stu- Restorative Team and later, as a Student dent. Michal excelled during his time at Representative on the Board of Gover- ICD and is really enjoying the challenge of nors. His academic ability was evident in his studies at Oxford University. I wish Key Stage 4 when he achieved 9 A* him well”. Michal was also a recipient of grades and 1 B grade at GCSE. Michal the JP McManus All-Ireland Scholarship then went on to achieve 4 A* grades at and was presented with this award at Lim- Michal Jurkowski and Mr Colin GCE A’Level in Art & Design, Mathemat- erick University where he was accompa- Holmes, Vice Principal of ICD ics, Further Mathematics and Physics. nied by College Principal, Mr Andrew This was in addition to his achievement in Sleeth. Year 13 when he achieved an A grade in ICT at AS Level. One of Michal’s many PAGE 11 11 Children's Laureate and acclaimed author Malorie Blackman visited Hazelwood College on Wednesday 19th March. In 2005, she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the world of children's books; she was also awarded an OBE in 2008. The author hosted a Question & Answer session with year 8 pupils and also met with some of Post 16 students. A great visit organised by Ms. Braun (college’s librarian)

Jeffrey Donaldson, MP, recently visited Oakwood IPS to commend them on being the first school in Northern Ireland to receive Flag- ship status for the Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM). Oakwood IPS was also the first primary school in Northern Ireland to achieve the IQM in 2010. Mr Donaldson also congratulated the school on achieving the prestigious Naace Excellence in ICT Mark. Naace is the ICT association.

Anji and her team work selflessly in the largest slum in Bangkok under their handle of Urban Neighbours of Hope. The team seek to develop poverty alleviation initiatives in Thailand, and New Zealand, and seek to transform neighbourhoods working with local church leaders and groups.

The College also has a positive attitude toward com- munity initiatives, so it was with great pleasure that we welcomed Anji to the College on 21 March 2014. The team helped deliver RE classes, got in- volved with Art projects, made jewellery, and helped some of our students cook some authentic Thai food with the help of Chef Poo - which was enjoyed by adult and child stomachs alike!

PAGE 12 12 Brownlow IC school samba band, run by Mrs Ruth Norton (music teacher) was invited to participate with The Beat Carnival’s Youth Bloco section at Belfast City Centre St.Patrick’s Day parade. Their pupils were wonderful ambassadors for Integrated Education and the talented percussionists played constantly for over an hour to huge crowds in the City Centre! In the past they were invited to play at other venues (such as Stormont, etc.)

Kryzzel Felwa, Sean Higgenbotham, KC Kearns, Maggie Brunker and Stuart Hyndman from Oakgrove Integrated College receiving their European Studies Programme Award for Excellence in Group Collaboration together with Principal Jill Markham, their teacher Mr. Steger-Hoey and Teaching Assistant Ms. Cristina Ichimescu. The dedicated group were successful in establishing and developing links with partner European schools especially in Brandenburg, Germany and Valencia, Spain.

The Ulidia Integrated College sixth them. We then sat down for a lovely year formal was held on Friday three course meal and had awards 21st March at the Hilton Hotel in given out after dinner for the upper Belfast. The event was very well sixth pupils. These awards were organised by the senior prefect just silly awards such as biggest team and had over 150 people at- smile award and mummy and dad- tending. We arrived at the Hilton to dy award. After dinner we had plen- a lovely reception up stairs and had ty to keep us occupied with a pro- cocktails on arrival and waited for fessional characteraturist, photo the teachers to arrive. boot machine, a brilliant DJ and even a sweety table. All the girls were beautifully dressed up and the guys looked It was great to see all the teachers very smart in their suits and tuxe- up dancing and enjoying the night dos. The teachers also looked love- just as much as us. Overall every- ly all dressed up for the night. one had a wonderful night, one not to forget. During our reception we had our professional photographer take (Written by Jake, Year 14) photos for anyone who wanted

PAGE 13 13 The pupils of Cranmore were P5 talked about the new artistic able to show their amazing tal- skills they had learnt with Mrs ents during the final showcase Jeffrey and their colourful Batik for their CRED project and felt wall hangings were on (Community Relations, Equality display around the hall. and Diversity). P6 displayed their talents from It was focused on the promotion the African drumming sessions of equality and diversity as the and P7 played the track they pupils have been exploring some produced using ICT with the sup- of the main cultures within school port of Wheel Works. through the arts. The choir and orchestra also did During the event, P4 displayed themselves proud when perform- their dance skills. They had been ing a selection of local songs looking at the celebration of Car- including Mickey Marley’s nival in South America, and Roundabout and Danny Boy. danced in the ‘Bollywood’ style Parents, grand parents and staff from India. Their final dance in- were all very impressed with the cluded steps from traditional Irish performances and commented and Scottish dancing which they on the wide and rich experiences then performed as a finished offered to the children. piece representing a fusion of both styles.

Local insurance broker ‘Autoline Insurance Group’ has teamed Prevention of Accidents) to look at ways we can reduce the num- up with road safety charity ‘Brake’ to help prevent the deaths and ber of crashes, deaths and serious injuries on our roads, includ- injuries of young drivers and passengers on County Antrim’s ing acting as ambassadors for Brake in Northern Ireland to deliv- roads. A large number of staff from Autoline Insurance’s regional er the ‘2 Young 2 Die’ programme to help educate young people. branches have been trained as part of Brake’s ‘2 Young 2 Die’ This is a perfect fit for us because last year we looked at ways in project, and on Friday 28th February, Autoline delivered three ‘2 which we could reduce the number of crashes on our roads while Young 2 Die’ workshops at Hazelwood Integrated College to reducing the cost of insurance for young drivers. Our innovative over 60 Post 16 students. The campaign uses hard-hitting videos solution of a free downloadable app to monitor driving was the and statistics, along with discussion based workshops, to get key first of its kind to market and is revolutionising the young driver messages on issues such as speed, alcohol and drugs, distrac- market. The ‘Autoline Road Safe Reward App’ which is currently tions and the consequences of crashes across to young drivers being used by hundreds of young drivers across Northern Ireland and passengers. is not only saving drivers money but it follows the same princi- ples as the Advanced Driver Course and is helping to make Autoline Insurance have volunteered to deliver this education to young drivers better and more aware of their driving behaviour young people throughout Northern Ireland, with the ultimate aim by coaching them to improve their driving score. The ultimate being to help dramatically reduce road deaths and serious aim is to help dramatically reduce road deaths and serious crashes involving young people on Northern Ireland’s roads. crashes/ incidents on our roads through education and monitor- Hazelwood Senior Teacher, Trevor Kelly was delighted with the ing while making car insurance more affordable for our custom- success of the sessions and said, “Reports from the students ers.” For further information about how your school or organisa- were excellent and everyone stated that they enjoyed the event tion can participate in the ‘2 Young 2 Die’ programme please and that it made them consider about the importance of careful contact Claire Murphy at Autoline Insurance Group on 028 302 driving”. 66333.

Joe Burns, Brake spokesperson said: “Brake is delighted that Autoline Insurance has committed to supporting the charity, and to raising awareness about road safety amongst young people throughout Northern Ireland. Young people between the ages of 16-24 are the most at risk on our roads and it is vital that we reach young people whether or not they are drivers themselves, before it’s too late. I applaud Autoline’s dedication to educating local young people to keep them safe on the road. Their efforts are a fantastic example of how companies can get involved to improve road safety and Brake has thoroughly enjoyed working with Autoline Insurance on the ‘2 Young 2 Die’ campaign. Caro- line Currie, Sales Director Autoline Insurance Group said: “As a local insurance broker our aim is to make our roads safer for our customers and the wider community. We have been working with Brake, the road safety charity and RoSPA (Royal Society for the

PAGE 14 14 To celebrate the International Integrated Education Week in March, the children from Maine Integrated PS walked together from their school to the viaduct in Randalstown. Once there, the children released six doves supplied by weddingdovesni.co.uk. Maine IPS principal Julian Costelloe said, ‘Integrated Edu- cation Week is a special week in the school calendar for us and we wanted to do something memorable with the children. As the dove is the internationally recognised symbol of peace we felt it would be appropriate and enjoy- able for the children to release them from the bridge here in Randalstown.’ The school recently ran a competition to come up with a new motto for the school. The winning entry was ‘Building bridges, learning together’ which coincidentally ties in well with the Integrated Education Week theme.

“Ramp up the red” day Peer mentoring at Fort Hill IC

Phoenix Integrated Primary Year 13 students from Fort Hill Integrated College, Lisburn, proudly School staff and pupils held a display their certificates which they achieved in Peer Mentor- “Ramp up the Red” event on Feb- ing. Pupils attended a residential weekend in Newcastle, Co. ruary, 14th, to raise funds for the Down, in March. Here they covered topics relevant to peer mentor- British Heart Foundation. They ing. We look forward to these students using their skills next year when they return in year 14. Pictured are Cara Tougher and Harriet raised £150 for this very worth- Kelso addressing the audience to highlight aspects of the training while cause. course on Peer Mentoring organised by Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise.

Pupils from Forthill IC and St Colm’s School travelled together to Poland for a 4 day cross community trip. Working with SEELB, the pupils have been involved for the last three years on a “Learning to Live Together Programme” The focus of the pro- gramme was dealing with conflict at home and in other countries. Visiting the Polish concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was the highlight of the trip and was a very memorable experi- ence for all who were there. The picture shows the group in front of the memorial put up to remember all those who died.

PAGE 15 15 This Festival, held on March, was attended by choirs from 8 local schools as well as Priory IC Singers. Part funded by the IEF, this is the second year of the event which is fast becoming a popular date in the musical diary of our local primary schools. Like last year, this year’s festival was an afternoon which had the school ringing with song, including ‘Chariots Are Coming’ and ‘One World One Harmony’ from the Glencraig IPS Choir and ‘Catch a Falling Star’ and ‘Blackbird’ by the Priory Singers. The afternoon finished with a Massed Choir perfor- mance of ‘Sing’ by all eight choirs, which really lifted the roof off! Both the Priory Singers and the Glencraig choirs went onstage again later that evening to perform in front of a packed house as part of a showcase event of local mu- Not only was it amazing entertainment for the enthusi- sic and dance which included performers from all parts astic audience of over 300 local people, the event also of our diverse local community, including Ulster Scots raised £2400 for Cancer UK. If you want to hear ex- and Irish dancers, Scottish pipers and Irish folk musi- cerpts from the choir festival, please visit Priory’s web- cians. site at www.priorycollege.co.uk

Fort Hill IC have recently had a Cel- ebration of Success assembly, to recognise achievement in GCSE module exams for English, Maths, Science and Learning for Life and Work. Certificates were awarded to the most improved students and the top achievers within the school, for each of these subject areas. The awards recognise effort and deter- mination, which were reflected in excellent exam results. Congratu- lations to all pupils who received certificates!

Congratulations to P7 teacher, Barry Corrigan, who recently took part in the Microsoft Global Forum for Expert Educators which was held in . Barry’s presentation focused on the use of tech- nology in the classroom, especially graphic design and multimedia. This theme was chosen to show how we in Northern Ireland are moving from a troubled past to an integrated future as well as mov- ing from an industrial past to a technological future where our chil- dren are learning the skills required for the 21st century.

PAGE 16 16 at each Regional Final, but the twentieth is announced by Rosanna personally at the school of the winner, where the students are pre- sented with a ‘Wild Card’. So Megan’s ‘Wild Card’ entry completes the final twenty designs going through to the Grand Final in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, , on May 2, when the dress will battle it out against 79 other finalists from across Ireland all showcasing their amazing ‘couture trash’ designs. Megan said: “I had no clue Rosanna was going to come to the school or announce I was through to the finals, so I was really sur- prised. I hadn’t been feeling too well that morning, but by the time all that had happened I felt amazing. “I am so excited about going to the finals. I can hardly believe it - I’m just over the moon.” Whilst Megan did most of the work for the project, her two friends Sara Johnson and Clarissa Moore also formed part of the team, giving her support and encouragement. Megan hopes to be modelling the dress herself at the finals in Dub- lin. New-Bridge Integrated College is the only Integrated College A flurry of cameras greeted 6th form Art student Megan Johnson in represented in the competition and Megan will be proudly wearing school this week when former Miss World, Rosanna Davison, ar- the New-Bridge colours when she competes with students from all rived to tell her she is through to the grand final of this year’s Junk over the island of Ireland for the top prize of 2,500 Euro and a Kouture competition. The recycled fashion competition encour- chance to model their outfits at The Royal Film Premiere in Lon- ages second level students to get creative with re-used materials to don. make high-end wearable fashion, and Megan had gathered dried The art department are very proud of Megan’s achievement; we hydrangeas, old newspapers, and florists wire over five month peri- know that it builds on the success of Aimee Green’s creation in the od to design her flamboyant entry, entitled ‘HydrengiaMania’. competition last year and we are very grateful for all the support Former Miss World, Rosanna Davison, is among the judging line from staff and pupils. We look forward to a wonderful evening of up along with stylist and TV presenter Darren Kennedy. In the entertainment on the May 2nd. judging process of the competition 19 of the 20 finalists are chosen

Phoenix Integrated Prima- took part in a Numeracy ry School celebrated Nu- Roadshow. The roadshow meracy Week from 24th to tested and improved the 28th March 2014. The aim pupils’ problem solving of the week was to get skills and teamwork. pupils thinking about using James Kelly from Year 7, Numeracy in real life con- said, “The answer was not texts and to develop the obvious in any of the activ- whole school improvement ities, I had to work through target of implementing the the problems step by step processes skills. and use my former Over the course of the knowledge”. To round the week the pupils took part week off pupils had a in a variety of planned ‘Wear a Number to School activities, some of which Day’ and celebrated with a included daily Numeracy whole school sharing as- challenges, a whole school sembly that included a games session, Numeracy guest appearance from trails and a money sense Henri Hippo! The pupils workshop led by a local and staff had a fantastic bank. Furthermore, along time and are looking to with pupils from our neigh- forward to taking part in bouring primary school another Numeracy Week

students in Key Stage 2 in 2015!

PAGE 17 17 Newcastle Methodist Church host- of Scarva and Loughbrickland ed a service in the Irish language Presbyterian churches was the when about one hundred students guest speaker. The Rev McBride of the Irish language from Shimna is a fluent Irish speaker and an ac- Integrated College took part in the tive member of An Tor Ar Lasagh, annual service, held to give thanks the Presbyterian Church’s Irish lan- for Saint Patrick and his mission to guage society. She was a teacher Ireland. of Irish before being called into or- Students were warmly welcomed to dained ministry. the church by Mrs Sadie Ogle, An Tor Ar Lasagh holds a service leader of Newcastle’s Methodist in Irish at Belfast’s Fitzroy Presby- community, and a Cork-born terian Church on the third Sunday speaker of Munster Irish. of each month. Rev McBride invit- Students contributed Bible read- ed students, teachers and parents ings, music and prayers in Irish, to join regular worshippers. and students of Irish from the Rev McBride presented the Irish Polish community also translated Department at Shimna with the some of the service into Polish and new collection of Hymns in Irish English. recently published by the Presby- The Rev. Patricia McBride, minister terian Irish speakers.

Three Year 13 Psychology new intake of university stu- students at Drumragh Inte- dents this coming Septem- grated College recently ber. The research symposi- opened a research symposi- um is part of The British um (in the La Mon hotel in Psychological Society’s an- Belfast ) run by The British nual conference, where re- Psychological Society (BPS) searchers are provided with on the theme of “Supporting an opportunity to present student transition through their findings. The three stu- university”. Nikita Gibson, dents are the first ever sec- Chloe Mackey and Adam ondary level students to Fisher spent a number of have presented at the con- weeks completing research ference. on identifying the concerns To prepare for the symposi- of Y13 and Y14 students as um, Chloe, Adam and Nikita they prepare for their first completed a literature re- year at university. view, designed a survey, Their work was undertaken at the request of the British completed the research and Psychological Society and wrote up their findings and they presented their findings recommendations. Their with a number of recommen- work was included in the dations, to an audience of research abstracts for the academics, university lectur- conference, which is also a ers and psychologists. Sub- first for the students. sequent speakers com- mended them on the quality (Year 13 students in the of their work, and agreed to photograph from left are consider their recommenda- Nikita Gibson, Chloe tions when planning for the Mackey and Adam Fisher )

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Malone IC building bridges

P1 made a drawbridge for their role play corner and used paper chain links to make it work. (Corran IPS)

Millennium IPS (Daffodil Day; supporting Marie Curie cancer care)

Roe Valley IPS with Oakgrove IPS (Robotics Roadshow)

P3 Pupils Olivia Craig and Rebecca Millar pro- mote building bridges with their bridge inspired artwork. (Corran IPS) P2 pupil Jack Robinson with his junk art bridge. (Corran IPS)

Practical training in Macedonia Oakgrove Integrated College work alongside P7 pupils - Robotics Roadshow PAGE 19 19 Malone IC in table championship

With magnificent political and cross community sup- port, Malone College is now in the final stage of the Shimna IC exchange partners decision making process for a new sports complex and 3G pitch. Establishing the school on the provin- Shimna IC's exchange partners from St Jean de Luz spent cial sporting scene, Malone College now boasts a wonderful week in Newcastle. They had shared their local Ulster U13 and U15 table tennis champions. sport pelote with our student when we were over in the Basque country, and were thrilled to try out gaelic here with Parkhall IC team crowned champions us. They were totally engaged.

Congratulations Strangford IC netball

It’s been a busy term for Strangford Netball! Two teams reached the finals of the Inte- grated Cup, with our Intermedi- ate Team winning and becom- ing Integrated Cup Champions! Very well done to both teams, and to Miss Lindores and Mrs Year 8 girls’ football team recently won the McBurney for all their hard Vauxhall Indoor Schools Cup. On their team, work and help! they had two Northern Ireland U13 players and a further one who is on the County Antrim panel. Moreover, the captain of the team, Zoe Kilpatrick, has been offered a trial by Everton FC for a position in the U13 Centre of Excel- lence team. Congratulations!

First for Drumragh IC handball team

This is the first Drumragh Integrated one wall handball team. They recently competed against other schools in the Tyrone Championship at Holy Trinity Cookstown. They are the first Integrated school to take part in this event.

PAGE 20 20 Ulidia seize double netball success Integrated Cup Finals Congratulations to both the Junior and Senior netball Well done to both teams for their achievements. teams who made it to the N. Ireland Integrated Netball NEBSSA League Finals finals this month. The competition was played in a knock Congratulations to the Minor netball team who won all of out fashion and both teams were delighted to be repre- their local league matches and made it through to the senting the school at the finals held at Lagan College. final of the NEBSSA league. The finals took place in Ma- Although both teams were nervous they put up a superb gherafelt on Monday 24th March. Their opponents were fight, demonstrating both a high skill level and determina- Magherafelt High School but their home advantage did tion to succeed. The Junior team played Strangford Col- not let our team feel any nerves. The first quarter saw lege in a very close fought match only losing in the final both teams equal in goals but a surge in determination by quarter by 2 goals scored in the final few minutes. The their opponents saw them take a lead in the second senior team played Lagan College who again fought quarter. The final result saw our girls finish in second hard, only to be beaten by a superb level of skill demon- place after a gruelling four quarters. Well done to the strated by their opponents. Special mention goes to Lau- team who proudly displayed their medals on the long ren McDowell and Michelle Courts who played in both journey home! matches without a drop in effort or determination! Winning streak at Lagan IC

Lagan College students are gold in both his individual and thoroughly enjoying the benefits team events. And not forgetting of state of the art sports facili- the junior dance squad, who ties this year. won the inter-school Culture The girls have achieved great and Diversity competition with a success with wins in both the brilliant bollywood inspired rou- Integrated Hockey and Netball tine. The local community are finals, with the Year 9 girls also benefitting from the facili- beating Strangford College, and ties, with Storm basketball club, the Year 13/14 team beating Carryduff Colts football and Ulidia a great 30-9! Annadale Ladies hockey teams Not to be outdone, the boys all using the state of the art fa- Year 10 football team over- cilities bookable through Gra- came Oakgrove in the NI Plate ham FM or Lagan College’s quarter final. The 6th Form team Bursar. also reached the NI Cup quar- The Principal commented that ter finals, to join our Year 8 the school is looking forward to team who are already in the enjoying the 5 tennis courts and semi-finals! the opening of the grass pitch Their notable achievements for GAA, rugby and football in include our two Taekwondo September 2014. athletes who were awarded Physical activity and healthy medals in the British National living are important factors in Championships! Emma our student’s personal devel- McCartney from Year 13 won opment and wellbeing. two bronze medals, and Man- nus McColgan from Year 9 won

PAGE 21 21 Committees planning session – 28th Au- presentation from Barefoot books. vice- Chairperson and I would appreciate it gust 2014 The date and venue for next term’s meeting if a primary VP to come forward for nomina- is: Wednesday 28th May in Crumlin IPS. tion to this role. The date of the next meet- The NICIE committees are a crucial ele- At this meeting there will be a workshop ing hasn’t been finalised but will take place ment of the support NICIE gives to schools. from ATL on online safety and privacy for in Integrated College Dungannon late May It is an opportunity for professional develop- staff. Please contact NICIE if you have any or early June. If there are any areas that ment, sharing good practice, networking items for the agenda: cscott- VPs would like to address please let me and supporting each other. NICIE has [email protected] know contact Cliodhna: cscott- agreed with APTIS that an afternoon will be [email protected] given over to the Committees so that they The SENCOs Committee can plan for the year ahead. This will hap- The Committee met Thursday 10th April at ISFA Committee: pen on Thursday 28th August (venues to be 2.00pm in Lagan College. At this meeting The Integrated Schools’ Finance Associa- confirmed). The hope is that this will give the discussion focused around the Class- tion provides a forum for sharing ideas and the committees a chance to agree dates, room Assistants training which was organ- information, from day to day issues relating venues and themes for their meetings ised by a cluster of schools last year and to payroll issues to significant changes throughout the year. By taking this time at their plans for this year. It is hoped that a such as the Pension Auto-enrolment. There the start of the year it will allow NICIE the cluster of primary schools could be formed are also many seminars throughout the chance to organise the necessary present- to organise training for August 2015, year on relevant topics. ers and will give schools plenty of notice so Cliodhna will be in touch with those identi- that it can be planned for staff to be re- fied and organise a session in June for The Educational environment continues to leased. Also by taking the time to plan the these schools. There was a small turn out be challenging and this forum gives the committees should have more relevance to so the election held for the Chair and Vice integrated schools finance personnel an schools and attract more numbers. Chair did not go ahead. A date has not opportunity to discuss various issues. been set for the next meeting but it is The Teachers Committee hoped it will happen in June and we would All Bursars/ Finance Managers are auto- The meeting was held in Cliftonville IPS encourage you to send in agenda points to matic members of the association and are on Wednesday 19th March. During this NICIE: [email protected] encouraged and welcome to attend the meeting we evaluated IIEW2014 and began meetings which are in in various locations plans for IIEW2015. There were several Vice Principals Forum throughout the year which are circulated to suggestions of for a theme which will be The Vice Principals forum met on Friday all integrated schools. brought to NICIE. This was the first meet- 28th March in Malone College. At this The next meeting of the Integrated Schools ing of a new format: the first hour dedicated session John Beattie, VP Glencraig IPS, Finance Association (ISFA) will take place to work in schools and the second hour reported on the findings of a survey carried on 3rd June 2014 at Hazelwood Integrated given over to a presentation. This can be out by the NAHT on the workload of VPs. College. from a member of the committee who wish- John Clarence, RTU, led a workshop on the For further information, please contact ad- es to share some good practice or an out- effectiveness of VPs in the school improve- [email protected]. side agency. At this meeting there was a ment agenda. We still have not elected a

DATE EVENT LOCATION

18 – 21st NASUWT Conference International April Convention Centre, Birmingham 1st May Primary Development Event Riddel Hall 6-11 May Principals Macedonia Trip TBC 22nd May ATL – Teacher Union Stormont Hotel Conference 28th May Teachers’ Committee Crumlin IPS

3rd June ISFA Hazelwood IC

For further details contact NICIE on the following email: [email protected]

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